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Entrepreneurship Development of Rural Women through Value Added Dairy Products

Rajesh Dahiya, Santosh Rani & Sushma Kaushik · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The most important trend of development in agriculture is increasing diversification of rural economy. Contribution of agriculture sector to total GDP of state is 26 Percent. Whereas livestock sector is contributing around 38 percent of Agriculture GDP (at current prices). Today...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i530573

A Study on the extent of adoption of ANGRAU Technologies in Groundnut crop by Farmers of Rayalaseema Zone of Andhra Pradesh

K. Raghavendra Chowdary, . Vemaraju, M. Tejaswini & M. Reddi Kumar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Globally India ranks first in area and second in production. India, accounts for 31 % of the total groundnut area in the world with 26.4 Mha with a total production of 37.1 million MT. The average productivity is 1400 kg/ha. The annual global export of groundnuts is of two millio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i530575

Extent of Adoption of ANGRAU Technologies in Cotton Crop in Andhra Pradesh

K. Raghavendra Chowdary, S. V. Prasad & . Vemaraju · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Cotton is the backbone of Indian textile industry, which produces 59% of the country’s total fiber production. Ex-post facto research design was selected as an appropriate research design to investigate the variables influencing extent of ANGRAU technologies in cotton cultivation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i530576

Problems, Prospects and Policy Recommendations of Crop Insurance Schemes

Meenu Punia, Parveen Kumar Nimbrayan & K. K. Yadav · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

This paper discusses the findings of the study in the area of crop insurance. Firstly it studied the problems faced under PMFBY, secondly examines prospects of given scheme. The study was conducted in six districts of Haryana namely, Kaithal, Bhiwani, Karnal, Hisar, Panipat and F...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i530572

A Study on Extent of Adoption of Agri Waste Management Practices by the Farmers of Medak District of Telangana, India

G. Ravi, B. Savitha, M. Sreenivasulu & Ch. G. E. Vidyasagar · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Agricultural waste refers to waste produced from agricultural operations, including waste from farms, poultry houses and slaughterhouses. The present study was focused on, to study the extent of adoption of agri waste management practices and its relationship with the profile of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430567

Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Livestock Value Chain Actors on Climate Smart Agriculture/Livestock (CSA/L) in Kajiado County, Kenya

Mary W. Thongoh, H. M. Mutembei, J. Mburu & B. E. Kathambi · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The livestock sector is a major contributor to food security and is mainly practiced by the rural poor but faces climate related threats. While there are many natural occurrences impacting the average global temperature and consequently livestock production, human activities in t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430568

Cotton Imports and GDP of Indonesia- Cointegration Analysis

P. Soumya & R. A. Yeledhalli · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The study examines the impact of cotton imports on the real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of Indonesia for a period from 1992 to 2018 using ARDL approach and Granger causality analysis. Results of the study indicated that cotton imports have negative effect on economic growth. For...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430569

Constraints Faced and Suggestions Received by Self Help Group Members of Akola District, Maharashtra

Bolleboina Shilpa, P. P. Bhople & Banda Sainath · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Self Help Groups (SHGs) emerged as a key programming strategy in India for most of the women development activities starting with the NABARD led pilot project in 1992 that aimed at promoting and financing 500 SHGs across the country; the SHG – Bank Linkage programme has come a lo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430570

Integrated Farming Systems: A Review of Farmers Friendly Approaches

Md. Mohiuddin Sheikh, T.S. Riar & A.K.M. Kanak Pervez · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) is a set of interrelated agro-economic activities where the components interact in a particular agrarian setting. The main thrust is to minimize risks and increase profitability. Around 90-95 percent of nutritional requirements are self-supplied t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430564

A Case Study of Dairy-Based Farmer Producer Company in Haryana: Collective Action Approach for Enhancing Farmer Income

Sunil Kumar, Devendra Kumar Meena & Vishnu Shankar Meena · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

The concept behind Farmer Producer Organizations is that farmers, who are the producers of agricultural products, can form groups and register themselves under the Indian Companies Act 1956. The aim is to enhance farmer’s income, capacity building, competitiveness, and increase t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430563

A study on Profile Characteristics of Agricultural Officers in State Department of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh

D. V. Kusumalatha, N. S. Shivalinge Gowda, H. K. Pankaja & C. Kavyashree · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Extension systems in India have played immense role in delivering the services to the farmers there by increasing the agricultural productivity. Agricultural officers (AO’s) working in the State Department of Agriculture had greater responsibilities on them to convey recent advan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430562

The Impact of Floating Egyptian Pound on Agricultural Sector in Egypt

Ahmed Abou El-Yazid El-Rasoul, Marwa Ghareeb Ghanem, Mahmoud A. Shafei & Mohamed A. Sultan · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

This research aimed to estimate the impact of applying flexible exchange rate on the Egyptian agriculture sector. Egypt applied floating exchange rate regime three times during the period 1991-2018. This research is based on some analytical approaches to achieve its objective suc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430565

Assessment of Participation of Women Farm Workers in Agricultural Activities in Maize-Wheat Cropping System of Udaipur District

M. Anusha & A. K. Mehta · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Women play a major and crucial role within the agricultural operations. Agriculture is the major occupation in our country and more than 70% of the population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture. In India, 82% of the farmers own marginal and small land less than 2 hecta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430566

Ergonomic Evaluation of Women Farm Workers Using Different Manual Weeding Tools in Maize Crop of Udaipur District

M. Anusha, A. K. Mehta, A. K. Sharma & S. M. Mathur · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2021

Women play a major and crucial role in doing the agricultural operations. The women workers in Udaipur district mostly uses sickle and kudali for doing weeding operations. This study was conducted in 2019-20 at instructional Farm, CTAE, Udaipur with women farm workers during the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i430561